Boys among Men: Trying and Sentencing Juveniles as Adults Myers, David L.

Images of youngsters in handcuffs and prison uniforms have become common on the nightly news in the United States. As America's fascination with crime and justice has grown, so has attention to the ways in which youthful offenders are charged, tried, and sentenced. While they may once have been viewed as misguided youth, more and more juveniles are being charged as adults and sentenced to adult prisons. Myers questions whether doing so is an effective deterrent for young offenders, if rehabilitation is out of the question, and if youth and society are better served by sending children away to adult prisons rather than juvenile detention facilities. These questions and others are addressed in this careful analysis of the history and evolution of transfer laws that are increasingly prevalent throughout the United States.

DOI: 10.1336/0275982548 Mouse over the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to learn more about this book or related books published by Greenwood Publishing Group. Visit the Greenwood Publishing Group page for this title: http://www.greenwood.com/catalog/C8254.aspx

Boys among Men: Trying and Sentencing Juveniles as Adults Series: Criminal Justice, Delinquency, and Corrections Hardback, 208 pages, $41.95 Copyright ©2005, Praeger Publishers ISBN: 0-275-98254-8 DOI: 10.1336/0275982548

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